International Women’s day is a great opportunity to commemorate and honor the achievements of all women, and it serves as a reminder that we have that opportunity every day. But for a little inspiration, here are a few words of wisdom from some inspiring business leaders who just happen to be women.
“In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders.”
–Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook and author of Lean In
“I always did something I was a little not ready to do. I think that’s how you grow. When there’s that moment of ‘Wow, I’m not really sure I can do this,’ and you push through those moments, that’s when you have a breakthrough.”
–Marissa Mayer, CEO of Yahoo
“I learned to always take on things I’d never done before. Growth and comfort do not coexist.” –Virginia Rometty, CEO of IBM
“People don’t take opportunities because the timing is bad, the financial side unsecure. Too many people are overanalyzing. Sometimes you just have to go for it.” –Michelle Zatlyn, Co-founder of CloudFlare
“It is our choices, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
– J.K Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series of books
“So often people are working hard at the wrong thing. Working on the right thing is probably more important than working hard.” –Caterina Fake, Co-founder, Flickr
“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.” –Coco Chanel
“Walt Disney told his crew to ‘build the castle first’ when constructing Disney World, knowing that vision would continue to serve as motivation throughout the project. Oftentimes when people fail to achieve what they want in life, it’s because their vision isn’t strong enough.” –Gail Blanke, President and CEO, Lifedesigns
“We need to accept that we won’t always make the right decisions, that we’ll screw up royally sometimes – understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of success.” –Arianna Huffington (AOL/Editor-in-Chief of Huffington Post)
“If you want something said, ask a man. If you want something done, ask a woman.” –Margaret Thatcher, former Prime Minister of England
“Done is better than perfect.”
–Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook and author of Lean In
“Do not be afraid to make decisions, do not be afraid to make mistakes.” – Carly Fiorina, Presidential candidate and former CEO of HP
